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Raye Wins the Mercury Prize
· New York time
Raye has won the Mercury Prize for This Music May Contain Hope, beating a field that included Paul McCartney, Suede and Jade Thirlwall. The award comes with £25,000, according to BBC reporting. The result gives the album an additional distinction in a music market where attention is fiercely contested. Music prizes manage the unusual feat of turning subjective listening into a single announced outcome. For one evening, at least, an industry with countless playlists agrees to place one record at the top of the stack.
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